Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness - Consciousness, Animals, and Humans - Sadler's Lectures

23/11/2025 20 min
Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness - Consciousness, Animals, and Humans - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century rational egoist philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand's book, The Virtue Of Selfishness. It focuses specifically upon her discussion of the difference between other animals and human beings, which has to do with the range and types of consciousness we have.

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